Toyota 11101-09050 Head Sub-Assy, Cylinder

When working on your Toyota Solara, wait until the engine has cooled down completely before you turn the ignition. Start by taking off the negative battery cable and letting all the coolant drain from both your engine block and radiator. Wash out your car's suspension brace in front, drain engine oil, then remove and empty the oil filter. Unscrew the throttle body first, and then take out the fuel injectors and fuel rail. Following that, remove both the intake and exhaust manifolds. Pull out the timing belt and lower two parts, then clear out the upper rear camshaft cover, and disconnect the engine position sensor. Detach and pull out camshafts and lifters on one side of the engine, disconnect the cables to alternator and distributor, but keep the hoses connected to the power steering pump. Take out any markings you put on earlier and remove everything else attached to the head so you can start working on it. Slightly relax each cylinder bolt by turning them a 1/4-degree counterclockwise, easing the head away from the engine block. Take off all outside parts from the head so you can clean and examine it. First follow these four steps: Scrub both head and block mating surfaces clean by hand, remove leftover grime with a scraper, wipe with lacquer thinner, and finish with acetone. Confirm there is no harm done on the gasket contact surfaces and improve the threads in the bolt holes on the cylinder head. Put back the removed head parts, place the new gasket, and place the head very gently into position on the block. Put new engine oil on the threads of the head bolts before putting them back in, where they belonged originally. Use the proper head bolt tightening steps in order when tightening them. The final steps for installation are exactly like the reverse of what took place when removing everything. Wrap up by inspecting and fixing the valves (if needed), filling the cooling system, putting a fresh oil filter in place, pouring oil into the engine, making sure there are no leaks while running the engine, setting the ignition timing correctly, and taking the car on the road for testing.

After installing the cylinder heads, you should refill the cooling system, change the oil and filter, run the engine, and check for any leaks.

Valve train components such as lifters, valve springs, spring seats, keepers, and retainers should be cleaned with solvent and dried thoroughly before inspection.

If a valve binds in the guide, it should be pushed back into the head and the area around the keeper groove should be deburred with a fine file or whetstone.